1. The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is, Kanyakumari, is
north of Tropic of Cancer
south of the Equator
south of the Capricorn
north of the Equator
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Indian Geography MCQs
2. The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river
Ganga
Cauvery
Narmada
Godavari
✅ The correct answer is option D.
4. The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India is called
the Palghat gap
the Bhorghat pass
the Thalgat pass
the Bolan pass
✅ The correct answer is option A.
5. Which of the following factors are responsible for the rapid growth of sugar production in south India as compared to north India?
I and II
I, II and III
I, III and IV
I, II and IV
✅ The correct answer is option D.
6. The present forest area of India, according to satellite data, is
A. increasing
B. decreasing
C. static
D. decreasing in open forest area but increasing in closed forest area
✅ The correct answer is option B.
7. Which of the following factors are responsible for present crisis in the jute industry in India?
A. I and II
B. I, II and III
C. I and III
D. II and III
✅ The correct answer is option A.
8. Which of the following drainage systems fall into Bay of Bengal?
A. Ganga, Brahmaputra and Godavari
B. Mahanadi, Krishna and Cauvery
C. Luni, Narnada and Tapti
D. Both (a) and (b)
✅ The correct answer is option D.
9. The Radcliffe line is a boundary between
A. India and Pakistan
B. India and China
C. India and Myanmar
D. India and Afghanistan
✅ The correct answer is option A.
10. Which of the following types of soil are mostly confined to river basins and coastal plains of India?
A. Alluvial soils
B. Black soils
C. Laterite soils
D. Red soils
✅ The correct answer is option A.